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4th Biennial Fisheries Conference and Research Fair 2010 of BFRF

Fourth Biennial Fisheries Conference and Research Fair 2010 of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF) was held on January 20-21, 2010 at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Farmgate, Dhaka.

Chief Guest, special guests and chairperson of the conference

Chief Guest, special guests and chairperson of the conference

Representatives from a large number …read more

Category: Fisheries resource > Fishes

Boga labeo: Labeo boga

Boga labeo: Labeo boga

Boga labeo: Labeo boga

 

Synonyms:

Cyprinus boga: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822.

Labeo boga: Day, 1878, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Jayaram et al., 1982

 

Common name: Boga labeo (English name)

Bangla name: Vangon, Vangan bata

 

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Sub family: Cyprininae

Genus: Labeo

Species: L. boga

 

Morphological description:

Body is elongated and its dorsal profile is rather more …read more

Category: Fisheries resource > Fishes

Striped spiny eel: Mastacembelus pancalus

Striped spiny eel: Mastacembelus pancalus

Striped spiny eel: Mastacembelus pancalus

Synonyms:

Macrognathus pancalus: Hamilton, 1822.

Mastacembelus pancalus: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Ahmad, N. 1943; Bhuiyan, 1964; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.

 

Common name: Striped spiny eel (English name).

Bangla name: Guchi, Turi, Chirka, Pankal.      

 

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Mastacembelidae

Genus: Mastacembelus

Species: M. pancalus

 

Morphological description:

Eel like …read more

Category: Fisheries resource > Fishes

Bata labeo: Labeo bata

Bata labeo: Labeo bata

Bata labeo: Labeo bata

 

Synonyms:

Cyprinus bata: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822.

Labeo bata: Day, 1878, 1889.

 

Common name: Bata labeo (English name)

Bangla name: Bata, Bhangon bata

 

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Sub family: Cyprininae

Genus: Labeo

Species: L. bata 

  

Morphological description:

Dorsal profile is more convex than that of abdomen. Snout bluntly pointed. Body elongated. Snout slightly projecting beyond …read more

Category: Fisheries resource > Fishes

Tire-track spiny eel: Mastacembelus armatus

Tire-track spiny eel: Mastacembelus armatus

Tire-track spiny eel: Mastacembelus armatus

 

Synonyms:

Macrognathus armatus: Lacepede, 1803; Hamilton, 1822.

Mastacembelus armatus: Day, 1878; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Bhuiyan, 1964; Day, 1889; Gunther, 1961; Ahmad, N. 1943.

Mastacembelus manipurensis: Hora, 1921a.

 

Common name: Tire-track spiny eel (English).

Bangla name: Baim, Bam, Sal baim.   

 

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Mastacembelidae

Genus: Mastacembelus

Species: M. …read more

Category: Fisheries resource > Fishes

Rohu: Labeo rohita

Rohu: Labeo rohita

Rohu: Labeo rohita

 

Synonyms:

Cyprinus rohita: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822.

Labeo rohita: Day, 1878; Bhuiyan, 1964; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.

Labeo horai: Fowler, 1924.

 

Common name: Rohu (English name)

Bangla name: Rui, Rohit, Rou

 

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Sub family: Cyprininae

Genus: Labeo

Species: L. rohita 

 

Morphological description:

Body elongated. Highest body length is found at the commencement of dorsal fin. …read more

Category: Fisheries resource > Fishes

Spiny eel: Macrognathus aculeatus

Spiny eel: Macrognathus aculeatus

Spiny eel: Macrognathus aculeatus

 

Synonyms:

Ophidium aculeatum: loch, 1787.

Rhynchodella aculeata: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.

Macrognathus aculeatus: Smith, 1945; Munro, 1955;  Sterba, 1962; Bhuiyan, 1964.

 

Common name: Spiny eel (English name).

Bangla name: Tara baim.

 

Taxonomic position:

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Perciformes

Family: Mastacembelidae

Genus: Macrognathus

Species: M. aculeatus

 

Morphological description:

Body elongated and compressed laterally. Dorsal and …read more